Raynaldy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Raynaldy

What does the name Raynaldy mean?

The French Raynaldy surname comes from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements "ragin," meaning "counsel" and "wald," or "rule." There are many regional variants of the name which include Renaux and Renault from Orleans and Tours; Renaut in the North; Renaudel from Normandy; Renaudeau in the West; and Raynaud and Raynal from the area around Nice.

Early Origins of the Raynaldy family

The surname Raynaldy was first found in southern France, where the Raynaldy surname and its variants have long since been established. There is an early record of a Theophile Raynaud, born in 1583 in the village of Sospello near Nice, and who entered the Jesuit Order in 1602.

Early History of the Raynaldy family

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Raynaldy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Raynal, Raynald, Raynaldy, Raynaly and others.

Early Notables of the Raynaldy family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Renaud de Beaune (1527-1606) of Tours, a French Catholic ecclesiastic, who was made Bishop of Mende in 1568, Archbishop of Bourges in 1581, and was made the grand almoner of King Henry IV of France in 1591. Guillaume Thomas François Raynal (1711-1796)...
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Migration of the Raynaldy family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Peter Elizabeth Raynal, who was naturalized in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1808; N. Raynal, who arrived in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1826.